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ch 5A.1 (review)
med-term
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| prefix | gives description (color, amount, size, location, or position); located at the beginning |
| root | names the subject (body part or system); located in the middle |
| suffix | gives the meaning (procedure, test, diagnosis, condition); located at the end |
| -ostomy | create new opening |
| -otomy | make an incision, cut through |
| -ectomy | excision or removal of |
| -oscopy | examination or viewing of |
| -centesis | puncture or aspiration of |
| -plasty | repair, restore, replace |
| -otripsy | crush |
| -desis | bind or fuse together |
| -scope | instrument for viewing |
| -opsy | examination or inspection |
| -gram | record, image, picture |
| -graph | instrument used to record |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -icle | small, microscopic |
| -constriction | narrow, contract |
| -dilation | expand, widen |
| -eurysm | expand, widen |
| -genesis | development, production |
| -stasis | control, stop |
| -cele | hernia |
| -genic | cause, produced by |
| -ism | condition |
| -ologist | specialist |
| -ology | study of |
| -oma | tumor |
| -pathy | disease |
| -osis | condition |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -paresis | weakness |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| -edema | swelling |
| -odynia | pain, discomfort |
| -spasm | muscle contraction |
| -rrhage / -rrhagia | excessive flow, discharge |
| -algia | pain |
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